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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29
CURRENT COMM EMIT.
AN INFLUX or WEALTH.
TNn,.tb p,arioonl

North Americana
Boston will soon be able to boast of the
greatest aggregation of wealth in the world
The plumbers are going to hold their next
annual convention there
HIS OWN BURCHARD.
GSt. Louis Globe Democrat
Even JEFF Davis condemns the Confederate
flag order; and what jeff Davis condemns
the Democratic party cannot approve. MT.
Cleveland bids fair to be known in history
as the man who was his own Burchard.
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS
[Atchison Champion.l
Prohibition may not prohibit in Maine.
But II any one has any doubts about its pro-
hibiting in Kansas he is respectfully referred
to Mr.. John Walruff cell No. 3. Douglas
county jail, and to about two thousand of
the formerly leading citizens" of Kansas
who are now sojourning in Missouri.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29
DUsTPANFUL OFsCAuEs.

II. T. Carpenter, Henderson, N Y, cured of
by CUTIcURA REMEDIES. The most wonderful
cure on record. A dustpanful of scales fell from
MN ualy physicians and his friends Thought
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

postmaster Corse of Boston is delighting
the Democratic heart by bouncing out "of-
fensiye partisan" officials.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29
DISTRESSING ERUPTION

Your CUTICURA REMEDIES performed A won
cef1ul cure last summer on one of our customers.
an olu gentlemen OF seventy years of age who
suffered with a fearfully distressing ERUPTION on
MS head and face, and who had tried all remedies
and doctors to no purpose.
j. f. SMITH & Co,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

The New York SIM remarks that the bat
tie flag matter is one in which the country
is on one side and Mr. Cleveland on the
other This is not quite correct Mr..
Cleveland is supported by Secretary Endi-
colt and Gen Drum
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

Under the circumstances it it not surpris-
ing that Mr.. Jacob Sharp is a sick man.
Such an ordeal as he is undergoing would
make almost any man sick. And the chances
are that he will be worse before he Is better
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

1t appears that there have been some sun
pleasant comments lately because Mr.. Sew
all OF Maine is retained in the internal reye-
nue. department by Commissioner Miller.
We do not hazard much in asserting that the
most OF these unpleasant comments have
been made by Democratic politicians from
Maine who have been hanging around
Washington trying to get the place that Mr..
Sewall now fills for one of their num-
Der, who has become altogether too heavy
burden to be borne by Maine alone. The
scheme to get him into Sewalps place
has been cooking for some time, and these
unpleasant comments" are a part of it.
How much grit Commissioner Miller has
we don't know, but he needs vast amount
to struggle successfully against horde of
Maine Democratic politicians.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

The town of Lincoln in Penobscot county
will celebrate the Fourth by dedicating a
soldiers monument. The monument is the
gift of Mr.. Charles Stinchfeld, a native of
Lincoln, but now aresident OF Detroit. Mich
lgan. In 1886 the selectmen of the town re-
ceived letter from Mr. Stinchfeld asking
permission to erect a granite soldiers monu-
ment within the limits of the town. OF
course the permission was gladly given. The
structure was built by the Hallowell Granite
Company The base is of gray granite. five
feet, six inches square, the total height be-
ing fifteen feet, two inches, including the
statue Of soldier six feet, six inches in
height standing at parade rest in the regula-
ton uniform of private. The work is su-
perbly done giving most life-like express
ion and natural pose to the figure On one
side is an appropriate dedication and on the
other the names of 227 soldiers and sailors.
who went to the war from the town of Lin
coin. The total population of the town of
Lincoln to-day is about 1000, and there are
449 polls. This would indicate that more
than one half of the male population of the
town between 1860 and 1865 served in the ar
my or navy. The monument cost $4,000. and
Mr.. Stinchfeld has provided fund to take
care of it with. Great preparations have
been made for the dedication services. Con-
gresham Boutelle will deliver the grafton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29
ECZEMA RAnTCALIy CupUn

:, For the radical cure of an obstinate case Of
Eczema of long standing give enfire credit to
the CUTIcUBA REMIDIEs "
L. b. RICHARDSON, New Haven. Corn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

One Dr. A. DE Bausset of Chicago is going
to start, year hence, for the North Pole.
DIR. De Bausset will eschew the old method
OF advancing upon that goal by dogs and
sledges, and will take to the air. The ship
is not yet. built, but it is underway. that is
the doctor is soliciting contributions for it,
holding out the alluring promise that
whoever contributes 81 200 will be entitled
to free ride. The doctor proposes to take
TWO hundred passengers with him, and his
route will be from New York to Philadel-
phia, Washington, Toledo, Chicago, Omaha.
San Francisco, Yeddo, Japan; Canton or
Pekin, China; Constantinople, Turkey !;
Roma, Italia; Paris. France Berlin, Germa-
ny; Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm.
Sweden; and st. Petersburg, Russia; from
this last city directly via Greenland to the
Arctic regions" AT each of these places the
stop will be only an hour, except at Paris
and st. Petersburg, where it will be from
from twelve to twenty-four hours.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29
B. A. ATKINSON & CO,
House + urnishers,
COR. PEARL And MIDDLE STS., PORTLAND,
Respectfully call the buyers to the immense line Of
DINING ROOM FURNITURE


~ and ~ feet Common up go feet Pill
boards Sar a9 made IN Walnut ASH Cherry Oak
prices $s20O $20O $4,000, $4,000 and mn 10
OF SbOards
made with
Others We
the
wood Dining c6ai cottage aS Dnipg Chair
800 sso 7s ea! and plain Leather seats ranging
in
Although
Of
$1,000 $3.50 $1,000 s25OO sso $500 s575o smd a.
$4,000 We also W V 7''''OA anu up F"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

Sold by all druggists. Price: CUTrcuRA, so
g gSi,, mEsoLvENT, S1O0; SOAP, % cents PoT-
TEX DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

this business
nlsh that P for just
competition
sell to-day $780, sold for $780, Carpets
inc balance by the week month"; Chamber
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TEA SETS

wncn we shall sell anywhere $50
ee % ana Napkins prices but we
r sets and that aplertains the Dining
nto one Dill and allow quarter
specially
Furniture consider the prices
etrmly believe
that 'N' INV" '"'' 0o"iu sou "om III oui
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Or at Dr. GREENE'S Office, "a Temple pl, Bos-
ton, Mass. Sent to any address on receipt of the
price.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
Brain Forcing in Children.

We are living under the reign of the school
master The impulse to have children ac-
quire learning that can never be made availa-
BILE for any purpose of life is SO powerful that
it may almost be regarded as morbid For
children to be reduced to one common level,
as they are in our schools almost without ex-
ception, and to have studies crowded upon
them in advance Of their brain development,
are crimes against nature which nature in
her blind way expiates by Furnishing the
wrong person, but which those who know the
right should promptly expose. The brain of
a child is larger in proportion 70 its body
than is that of the adult. A fact which is
somewhat astonishing to those not aware of it
is that the head of the boy or girl does not
grow in size after the 7th year, so that
the hat that is worn at that age can be worn
Just as well at 3d. In the meantime the rest
of the body has more than doubled in magni-
tude Not only is the brain larger, but it is
more excitable and impressionable in the child
than in the adult At the same time the
rtructure is immature. What it possesses in
Eize it lacks in organization; consequently it
is not at its maximum for severe and long
continued exertion, and when subjected to
strain of this kind it is certain to suffer.
The disadvantages to the child of overtask-
ing its muscular system are well understood,
and wise laws have been enacted by most
civilized people protecting children from the
greed of those who would, if left to their own
devices, work them to excess. But there are
no laws for the protection of their brains
from the attacks of ignorant parents and
guardians, the insidious werfare of the COM
pliers of school books who write treatises on
physiology in rhyme for infants, and the ever
ready schoolmaster, who, with the child,
victim of pernicious system, must carry
nut the behests of those set over him.-Dr
William A. Hammond in Popular Science
Monthly
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
A Fake" of Young Hunters.

A few years ago several young men of Gait
leased a lake in this county and went into the
business of hunting for the market They
were quite successful, and finally struck
scheme which would have glutted the wild
game market of the world if rival hunters
had not interfered One morning two of the
hunters were coming TO the city with q wagon
load of game and had just crossed the railroad
track when they discovered five dead ducks
lying beside the track. 81 wonder what killed
those ducks." asked the young hunter. ''The
telegraph wires, of course, y replied his COM
panion- sit very frequently happens that
ducks, quail, and other birds which ere rapid
on the wing are killed by flying hard against
the wires" "If that is true" said the first
speaker, @why wouldn't it be good idea to
stretch lines of wires across our lake?n
1t was agreed that the scheme should be
given trial A block and tackle were secured,
and seven lines of wire, 100 feet apart, were
up bright and early next morning TO see what
success they had. They took q boat, went out
on the lake, and picked up 10Y dead dycks
The hunters laid aside their guns, quit pur-
chasing ammunition, and every morning for
more than four weeks they secured a boat load
of ducks brought down by the small wires The
ducks would come into the lake like a shot, as
darkness approached, dive down toward the
water with terrific speed, and would he moved
down by the wires by scores. Finally older
professional hunters became aware of tho
"fake" of the young men, cut the wires, and
by threats prevented them from being again
erected Sacramento Bee
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
The Paper Chase Near Paris.

Every season has its game or sport, and
just at this time is the paper chase in full
blast. This game is not played as it is in
America and England. There it enlists the
efforts of the toughest, hardest athletes in
run over miles of rough country. Here the
country is usually passably rough, but the
course is made on horseback, and the players
now and then include women. As rule,
however, the players are military officers.
1t is not popular sport in the sense that all
kinds of people indulge in it 1t is diver
sion for the wealthy or the military. When
it is played, like an American fox hunt, it is
attended by great concourse of spectators
in carriages.
There was fine chase the other day not far
from Paris wherein a woman, an intrepid
rider, made hit. A tent was erected at the
finishing point, and band of musis stationed
hear it and a caterer installed inside. There
was music, dancing, eating and other enter
tainment Of the same character at the close
Of the chase The event narrowly escaped
terrible ending. The chase was just coming
to close, and the judges had just emerged
from the tent 20 note the arrival of the par
ticipaHts. Mfne Francoise Poncet was at the
head of the crowd riding upon a magnificent
Syrian, when the unfortunate beast, pretty
nearly winded, stumbled and fell. The in
trepid rider was thrown down and the horse
fell upon her. She was bruised on the head
and was taken up unconscious. 1t proved,
however, that her injuries were not serious,
and when she revived she was able to walk
with little difficulty to the judges stand,
where she was formally presented with a
stick of ribbons, the emblem of victory in the
game-Paris Letter
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
What ..preferred Stock, Means.

In financial matters names often have
great effect. A few years ago many ignorant
people bought bonds of western railroads
simply because the name "bond" implied to
their minds that there was good margin of
property owned by the corporation beside
the amount for which it gave the bond. This
mode of deceiving the ignorant has now lost
its efficacy as regards western corporations
but in this state we have taken such pains to
regulate the issue of stocks and bone, that
the name "bond" still gives a sense of secur-
ity, and So too. does the name preferred
stock. The latter name implies that the COM
pany has made small portion of its stock
more desirable than the larger portion, which
remains as common stock.
As stock can be issued in Massachusetts,
only for the amount of money really paid
into the treasury, if a small portion of the
stock so issued is in some way made better
than the large remainder, the fair supposition
is that it is worth more than par But if 9S
per cent. of the stock of the corporation is
made preferred, the name is likely to mislead.
and the state should not sanction such an at
tempt at deception. But, still further, if fy
limiting the amount of dividend that the pre-
ferred can receive, at the same time that 9S
per cent. OF the stock is made preferred, the
common stock is made very valuable per
share, it is obvious that the name preferred
is misapplied. Instead of being preferred
stock it should be called limited stock. The
stock really has all the disadvantages and
none of the advantages of bond.-Boston
Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
The President ON Horseback.


The president, it is said, has yielded to the
advice of his friends, and will take to horse
manship as means of exercise. Secretaries
Bayard, Lamar, Whitney, and Fairchild have
described to him the benefit they derive from
equestrianism, and he has consented to join
them in some of their gallops across the coun-
try. Secretary Bayard rides big bay horse
with banged tail, and every fair afternoon
he joins Secretary Fairchild or George Ban
croft, the venerable historian, in a canter
through the soldiers home and the adjacent
roads Secretary Whitney usually rides with
party of young people, and none of them
enjoys q squirt more than he does. Secretary
Lamar directs his horse to be saddled and at
his office every clear afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
from whence he explores the surrounding
country until it is time to return home for
dinner.
Mrs. Cleveland is said to be delighted with
the idea of her husband taking to horseback
riding, and she promises to join him in the
sport. She has attended both Of the recent
paper chases," and is ambitious to join some
of the gay riding parties which are constantly
being made up in society. A well known
New York instructor in horsemanship, who
is now in this city, has formed large class
in fashionable circles, which has given quite
a boom to horseback riding. The seal browns
are not well adapted for saddle horses, and
early additions to the White House stables
may be looked for.-Baltimore Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
Necessity of Careful Revision

Careful revision of what you have written
is always essential and the work can best.be
revised after lapse of time. Men who write
for daily papers, however, are generally not
allowed month or year in which to per-
feet their work. They must write at mid
night for the morning paper, and the time for
revision is brief. Even so, the man who al
lows his copy to go to the news editor with
out having read it through does himself and
his employer an injustice, and acquires a
careless habit of composition that cannot fail
to do him harm. A skillful editor can gener-
ally improve any hastily written article; but
the work he does is mechanical, and, as a
rule, the writer of the article himself can do
it better. 1t is his duty, and he should regard
it as his privilege, to make his work as nearly
complete as he can before he gives it to an
other. You can always care better for your
own baby than you can for another's child,
and the experience you get makes you more
skillful still.-"W. II. II. )" in The Writer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
The Kerosene Lamp q Luxury.

The New York Analyst gives the following
hints on the use of kerosene oil lamps in order
to get the best light and avoid unpleasant
odors: The wick must be clean; if clogged
with dust it will not pump up the OIL The
ightest part of the oil burns first, leaving the
heavy oil; if filed up day after day the oil
will become so heavy that the draft will not
be strong enough to pump up. The burner.
if gummed, gives an uneven, smoky light; if
the holes provided to give perfect combustion
be stopped up the same effect will result The
lamp should be filed up every day, and once
q week all the oil should be burned out; a
new wick put in once in two weeks, and
trimmed with sharp shears even and true
every day; the burner kept clean by brush
ing every day and boiling in lye occa-
sionally, and the chimney brightly polished.
Treated in this way the kerosene lamp is
luxury, and not vile, ill smelling nuisance
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
IMAGES FOR TOBACCO STORES.
Where Made and Where Sold-what Mr.
Lo Costs-Various Fancies.

Where Made and Where Sold-What Mr..
Lo Costs-various Fancies.
Travellers from abroad often remark the
wooden image of an Indian in front of our
tobacco stores. These effigies are made In
this city. About thirty persons are at work
on them. Only six firms manufacture them.
One firm has not made any new images for
two years, and another is about to close out
and go to Chicago. Between 200 and 800
wooden Indians are put on the market each
year. More than half of these are used in
New York and the suburbs.
The wood carvers who make these figures
are usually ship carpenters by trade They
acquire their skill by working at ships figure
heads. Occasionally German wood carver
tries his hand, but as rule he is too slow. A
good workman will finish life sized figure in
two days. He is paid at the rate of from 81
to $3.50 day. The painters get 50 a day for
their work. An erroneous idea prevails that
discarded masts of ships are used as the mate
rial for figure. But these, from warping
and weather cracks, are unsuitable for cary-
ing. The ends of such new spars as have
been found too long for their purpose are
often used. The only wood employed is
white pine.
Indian figures are divided into classes. An
Indian with his hand shading his eyes is
scout" If he has gun, or a bow and
arrows in his hand, he is 'hunting chief"
If his head, except the scalp lock, is shaved
and the body partly naked, he is captain
Jack" A figure carrying a small basket is
"fower girl" and another nearly similar but
with robe is shawl figure" A running
posture constitutes "fy figure"
Fashions in fancies," as the non-Indian
figures are called, change greatly. During
the war the ''girl of the period" was in great
demand. punches" succeeded, and were
followed by "Pucks. "Dudes" are just now
drug in the market, as they have been lately
supplanted by baseball" players Ten In
dian figures to one fancy is the proportion in
which they are sold.
One large firm in New York manufactures
these figures by casting them in zinc alloy
The merits of metal, as compared with wood.
are that it lasts longer and keeps better, if
used where it is not liable to rough usage. If
any part of metal figure is damaged the
piece can be recast and soldered on to the
original casting. But this applies only to
places like New York, where the necessary
appliances are at hand On the other side
the price is in favor of wooden figures, their
cost being from $17 to 800, while that of
metal figures ranges from S25 to $175.
Wooden figures also receive paint better, SO
that it wears away gradually and does not
come off in flakes-a failing in metal figures.
New Yorl, Sun
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
Grains of Gold.

We are martyrs to our own faults.
He who gives fair words feeds you
with an empty spoon.
The gauge which we apply to things
is the measure of our own minds.
The irresolute seize with eagerness all
overtures which show them two roads.
We have arrived at intellectual blind>
ness when we only see what We wish to
see.
He is the richest man who knows how
to use the keys which Life puts into his
hands.
1t is easier to be generous than just.
Men are sometimes bountiful who are
not honest.
A great misfortune suffices to clothe
even the humblest uf Gods creatures
with grandeur.
Genius is only entitled to respect when
it promotes the peace and improves the
happiness of mankind.
The busybody labOrs without thanks,
talks without credit, lives without love,
and dies without tears.
There is no man who is not better or
verse to-day by means of what be
thought. designed or did yesterday.
The most ignorant have knowledge
enough to discover the faults of others;
the most clear-sighted are blind to their
own.
We arraign society if it do not give us
besides earth and fire and water, oppor+
tunity. love, reverence and objects of
veneration.
The word of God will stand a thou
sand readings, and he who has gone over
it most frequently is the surest of find
ing new wonders there.
Water that flows from a spring does
not freeze in the coldest winter. And
those sentiments OF true friendship
which flow from the heart cannot be
frozen 10y adversely.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
ChOkinQ Catarrh.

Have you awakened from disturbed sleep with
all the horrible sensations of assassin clutching
your throat and pressing the lfe-breath from your
tightened chest? Have you noticed the lsnguor and
debility that succeed the effort to clear your throat
and head of this catarrhal matter? What depress-
ing influence it exerts upon the mind clouding the
memory and filling the head with pains and strange
noises How difficult it is to rid the nasal passages
throat and lungs of this poisonous mucus all can
testify who afflicted with catarrh How difficult
to protect the system against its further progress
towards the lungs, liver and kidneys all physicians
will admit 1t is terrible disease and cries out for
relief and cure.
The remarkable curative powers, when all other
remedies utterly fail of Sanfords Radical Cure, are
attested by thousands who gratefully recommend it
to fellow-sufferers No statement is made regard
ing it that cannot be substantiated by the most
spectacle and reliable references.
Each packet contains one bottle of the Radical
Cure, one box of the Catarrhal Solvent, and I'm
proved Inhaler with treatise and directions and is
sold by all druggists for 81.
POTTER DRUG & CHEMICAL Co. Boston, Mass.